Is El Chal safe? Guatemala travel risk
Is El Chal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Chal scores 65/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guatemala Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
El Chal scores 65/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guatemala (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to El Chal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (70/100) and crime and scams (78/100).
A score of 65 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guatemala travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 16.6400° N, 89.6500° W in Petén, El Chal features an altitude of 284 m. The settlement is located within Guatemala.
Petén
16.6400° N, 89.6500° W
284 m
America/Guatemala
15,555
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Guatemala
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Chal happened in November (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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